Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

DMS-29 USS Butler (ex DD-636)

• Ellyson Class Fast Minesweeper (ex Gleaves Class Destroyer):
• Displacement: 2,030 tons
• Length: 348'4"
• Beam: 36'0"
• Draft: 17'6"
• Speed: 37 knots
• Armament: 3 3"/50 DP, 1x2 40mm, 5-7 20mm
• Complement: 276
• High-pressure super-heated boilers, geared turbines with twin screws, 50,000 h.p.
• Built at Philadelphia Navy Yard, and commissioned (DD-636) 15 August 1942
• Converted to Fast Minesweeper, 15 November 1944

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Butler

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